Immigration Movies

In 1980, Lionel Stoléru—France’s Secretary of State for Migrant Workers—introduced a "repatriation grant" of 10,000 francs...

A 30 year old Egyptian man, hard working waiter without a green card, invites a Russian woman, newly arrived American dream chaser, to his house for...

At the beginning of the 20th century, a German household attempts to stay isolated from their new surroundings, in the south of Brazil. Their fear,...

A housekeeper from El Salvador brings her teenage son to help her clean an affluent family’s Los Angeles home. But after being told by her...

From PBS: Arizona's enforcement-led policy, which grew out of its unique position as a frontline border state, is reshaping the national conversation...

Two boys meet in a park. There is a barrier between them. Their friendship will reveal it.

This is the story of an ordinary man transformed by history. A simple baker from Besançon who became a political symbol of resistance. That of...

Five Years North is the coming-of-age story of Luis, an undocumented Guatemalan boy who just arrived alone in New York City. He struggles to work,...

After arriving in 1940 New York, Freddy struggles to find work. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a...

Deep in the lush river jungles of Argentina, Alvaro lives a solitary existence fishing and harvesting reeds. What sets him apart from the rest of his...

The film mixes fiction, filmed documents and interviews which recounts the arrival in Paris of an Algerian immigrant lost in the metro. On December...

A Liberian refugee SAM REAYAH and his family have been separated for five years and live in uncertainty waiting for family reunion. While Sam and his...

This Saturday is a Turkish wedding day at Espace Venise. Huddled in a car in the parking lot, 21-year-old Fatih wants to get married. He has set his...

A boy struggles to understand his strange, silent father - a Lithuanian immigrant who has become an emotional refugee in his own home.

In the heart of the Camargue region, in the south of France, Jawad and Belka find freedom in their love of Camargue races. For these young Maghrebi...

A Japanese tourist, Tokio, meets a 15-year-old Hong Kong girl and her grandmother left behind in Hong Kong while their family emigrates to Canada.

A woman is forced to leave Venezuela, where she has lived for 28 years. She wonders what to pack in her suitcase.

An epic feature documentary about a coal mining town with a fiery immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution...